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Date Posted: 14:54:03 10/24/05 Mon
Author: No name
Subject: FROM ANOTHER BOARD

DEAR SUZANNE: -- No name, 17:35:01 10/24/05 Mon [3]
I have read all this and I have to take a minute to say what you did was wrong. I work hard for my money and sent you my deposit before the deadline so I could take advantage of the "discount". I receive a letter one week before competition after hotel arrangements were made, travel arrangements (non-refundable) were made, among many other misc expenses including purchasing 10 gifts with bags to give to YOUR outgoing royalty.

This letter told me, a rather new pageant mom, that I have to pay another $200 for my dd to even have a chance at a title. You did not allow, like most pageants to choose one of the several overall titles, we HAD to do them all or nothing. Why? Why the points? I will tell you why the points, incentive, actually more like a no win situation, you do not enter, your dd does not stand a chance...you knew perfectly well that mom's will pay the price to assure their dd every opportunity to win. That put about 18,000 in your pocket and you did not care who or how many you put that pressure on that did not have that extra $200. You knew where the weak spot is with the pageant moms, bet you laughed all the way to the bank at these moms.

This is like the car sales-man selling you a car for $200, you hand him the money with no refund policy only for him to tell you that you the tires were not included they will be another $200.

I know for a fact that two girls received the same scores in your pageant, one did the overall and one did not do the overall. The girl that did the overall got a mini, the girl that could not afford to do the overalls took a division. You lied to me, you told me that the points would not cause that affect. I am not mad over my dd's placement, I AM mad at myself for falling for your dishonesty and deception, now realizing after trusting your word, that my dd never stood a chance if I did not enter the $200 overalls. It is sad that those girls that won titles on their own merit were robbed of them as a result of your hunger for the almighty $$$. One beautiful young girl in the 8-9 yr old division was damaged by your yearning for the $$. She earned her title on her own merit only for you to rip the glory & title due to your non-affective point system. How that young girl must feel, only to now be bashed on the boards due to your greed.

I have just finish placing my dd's $1,300.00 build-a-bear in a gold case with a brass label reading "An Expensive Lesson Learned". You were deceitful and that is the truth. Next year please try the honest route, put your overalls that you can purchase to win points on your website and ppw.

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Couldn't of been said better except, (NT) -- No name, 17:39:35 10/24/05 Mon
I doubt she will ahve a pageant next year with so many mistakes and pissed off people (NT) -- No name, 17:40:45 10/24/05 Mon

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